I Did Not Know Fear

Getting to know fear on a personal level can be uplifting!

I used to walk with lowered eyes,

when fear I did not know,

but now I can fly, and fly I will,

over the alluring, coarse world below.

Fear is the fuel for all my flight;

I am pleased that we have met,

thanks to the shadows of the wings

that thrashed to me a vital threat.

I did not know fear

when I was still Earth-bound,

I only heard the thrashings

and saw shadows on the ground.

But at last, I'd had enough,

and I sprang into the air.

Fear became my winged ally,

and the sky became my lair.